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…𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝑵𝒖. 1000 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 Sonam Deki The city bus picks up the majority of passengers in Thimphu, while other half are travelling abroad, says the Taxi driver in Thimphu.0 Karma, taxi driver in Thimphu said “I have been a taxi driver for more than 7 years. Thimphu was an …

… 𝑺𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 Tenzin LhadenAs it is, the Business owners were crying foul because their businesses have been affected by the pandemic. Post-pandemic, their hopes remain high that the road to recovery and normalcy would offset what they lost. But the road ahead had stored something else. Just as …

“…the global economy downturn could defer the graduation”, says Economic Minister Loknath Sharma By Sangay DorjiBhutan’s graduation from the UN’s list of the LDC (Least developed country) category was ratified during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly held in December 2018 and Bhutan was set to graduate from LDC to DC (Developed Country) in December 13, 2023 having …

…zumba, a great way to improve your physical and mental health By Tenzin LhadenThimphu People in the country are taking body fitness in a serious way and it is clear from a rising number of individuals joining the zumba classes not just in Thimphu, but also in other regions.Pema Wangchuk, Zumba instructor at Step in Fitness in Bumthang expressed that …

By Sonam Deki According to the Regional Trade Office, Department of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), there are 111 E-commerce businesses registered with the department as of September 2, 2022.But this is not the only one; there are numerous unidentified online businesses that defraud customers and vendors alike.Online commerce (also known as electronic trade) is the exchange of goods …

By Tenzin LhadenBoulders export to Bangladesh and India picked up in November and December of last year with over 15,000 metric tonnes and 21,000 metric tonnes of boulders exported in two months, according to the record with the BEA. The expectations of exporters remain unsure with global economy situation which has hit the country’s potential boulder and aggregate market with …

Puran Gurung A sprawling six-acre cricket stadium in Gelephu, the first of its kind, is in the offing for the country. Located in Sarpang, the yet-to-be-completed new International Cricket Stadium will house six pitches and will be able to host 300 spectators at any given time. Of the six acres, about four and a half acres will consist of the …

Q&A with Tshering Wangchuk, STCBL CEO By Puran Gurung Question 1: As the country’s main trading arm – what are some of your plans for State Trading Corporation Limited of Bhutan (STCBL) in the coming years? One focus that the STCBL will undertake over the next few years is setting up Fuel Retail Outlets (FPO) in the 20 Dzongkhags. Apart …

Articulating the drayang businesses compromising norms and values, the government through an executive order ceases operations of all the drayangs in the country with immediate effect. This was done through a series of reviews and consultations for over a year, and the decision comes after research, meetings, and intense consultations with various stakeholders – it came to the validation ‘drayang …

By Chimi Wangmo Around forty participants from various ministries and focal agencies attended a three-day advocacy workshop on a theme “Achieving leadership in the codex process” at Punakha this week. The participants include representatives from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Khesar Gyalpo University …